Executive Summary:
This document contains amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, concerning provisions for priority seats and wheelchair housing in vehicles for differently-abled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility. These amendments, under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, include updated checks and requirements for vehicle fitments. Some amendments are effective immediately, while others take effect on October 1, 2020.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989:
* These rules are called the Central Motor Vehicles Fifteenth Amendment Rules, 2019.
* The rules come into force on March 1, 2020, unless otherwise specified.
Rule 62 Amendments:
* **Priority Seats, Signs, Canes/Walker, Handrails/Stanchions, and Controls:** Effective immediately.
* Requires ensuring the securing of crutches, canes/walkers, handrails/stanchions, and controls at priority seats for differently-abled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility, complying with rule 125C.
* Checks include fitment type, rating, condition, functioning, and testing as per original equipment recommendations.
* **Wheelchair Housing:** Effective October 1, 2020.
* Requires ensuring the entry/housing/locking arrangement for wheelchairs of differently-abled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility, complying with rule 125C.
* Checks include fitment type, rating, condition, functioning, and testing as per original equipment recommendations.
Impact Analysis:
Vehicle Manufacturers:
* Impact: Must adhere to new standards for priority seats and wheelchair housing in vehicle design and manufacturing.
* Action Required: Implement changes in vehicle design and manufacturing processes to meet amendment requirements; ensure compliance with testing and check protocols.
Vehicle Owners/Operators:
* Impact: May need to modify existing vehicles to comply with the new rules for priority seating and wheelchair provisions.
* Action Required: Review vehicle specifications and modify as necessary to meet compliance standards, particularly for vehicles used to transport differently-abled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility.
Testing and Certification Agencies:
* Impact: Responsible for verifying compliance with the amended rules during vehicle inspections and certifications.
* Action Required: Update testing and certification procedures to incorporate the new checks and requirements for priority seats and wheelchair housing.
Differently-abled Passengers and Passengers with Reduced Mobility:
* Impact: Benefit from improved safety and accessibility features in vehicles.
* Action Required: Understand their rights and entitlements under the amended rules and report any non-compliance.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules related to motor vehicles, amended by the current notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The act of the Parliament of India that the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 derives its power from.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport policy.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Government: The government of India, responsible for making the amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
Central Motor Vehicles Fifteenth Amendment Rules, 2019: The title of the rules being introduced by this notification.
Priyank Bharti: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Delhi: Location where the Controller of Publications is located.
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th December, 2019
G.S.R. 959(E).—Whereas, the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,
1989 were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)] Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
Highways published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section (3), Sub-section (i), vide
notification number G.S.R 523(E), dated the 24th day of July, 2019, inviting objections and suggestions from
all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of which
copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the
24th July, 2019;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules
have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles
Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely.-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles (Fifteenth
Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the 1st day of March, 2020.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in rule 62, in sub rule (1), in the proviso, in the TABLE,-
(a) after serial number 18 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall
be inserted, namely:-
Sr. No. Item Check Check makes/ Check Check Test Remark
Fitment type/ rating condition functioning
etc. as per
original
equipment
recommend-
dations.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
“(19) Priority Seats, Signs, Yes No Yes Yes No Ensure that the
securing of crutches/ provisions of
canes/walker, hand sub-rules (1)
rail/stanchions, and (7) of rule
controls at priority 125C of the
seats for differently Central Motor
abled passengers Vehicles Rules,
and passengers with 1989 are
reduced mobility. complied
with.”;
(b) after serial number 19 and entries as so inserted, the following serial number and entries shall be
inserted with effect from the 1st day of October, 2020, namely:-
Sr. No. Item Check Check makes/ Check Check Test Remark
Fitment type/ rating condition functioning
etc. as per
original
equipment
recommend-
dations.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
“(20) Wheel chair Yes No Yes Yes No Ensure that the
entry/housing/ provisions of
locking sub-rules (1) and
arrangement for (7) of rule 125C4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
wheel chair for of the Central
differently abled Motor Vehicles
passengers and Rules, 1989 are
passengers with complied with.”.
reduced mobility.
[F. No. RT-11028/02/2019-MVL]
PRIYANK BHARTI, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended
vide notification number G.S.R. 935(E) dated 18th December, 2019.
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